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Notes from the field.
Short, practical pieces on the decisions I get asked about most. No news, no trends, no AI takes.
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Setting Up UniFi Protect Cameras and Retention
A practical walkthrough of UniFi Protect camera setup: wiring, adoption, recording modes, detection zones, and planning retention that holds up.
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Setting Up UniFi Talk for a Small Office
How to set up UniFi Talk for a small office: phones, number porting, extensions, a Smart Attendant with business hours, and a proper test.
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How to Back Up and Restore a UniFi Controller
How to set up UniFi cloud and local backups properly, what the backup actually contains, and how to restore one when the hardware dies.
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Choosing a NAS: Synology, UniFi, or TrueNAS?
Synology, UniFi's UNAS line, or a home-built TrueNAS box: an honest look at licensing, lock-in, and upkeep for business and home buyers.
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Fixing UniFi Device Adoption Failures
A methodical way to fix a UniFi access point or switch that will not adopt: IP checks, VLAN gotchas, factory resets and SSH set-inform.
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How to set up VLANs on a UniFi network
A practical walkthrough of VLANs on UniFi: planning the segments, creating the networks, tagging Wi-Fi and switch ports, and firewalling between them.
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Setting up guest Wi-Fi on UniFi properly
How to build a guest network on UniFi that gives visitors internet and nothing else: isolation, bandwidth limits, and the portal question.
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